BlockBlue Town, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1984. It lies in ZIP code area 99141. It lies near Peach Crest. The Survey maps it on the Marcus quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1936 USGS Marcus quadrangle1:96000
- 1942 USGS Marcus quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Kettle Falls quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Kettle Falls quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Marcus quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Republic quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
255 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 255 fires within 5 miles of Blue Town (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,056 acres in total. 43 started naturally. 8 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 45 |
| Natural | 43 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Fireworks | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Other causes | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 484 acres | Colville National Forest | BISBEE MOUNTAIN |
| 8 September 2018 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Colville National Forest | SOUTH TROUT |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.8 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | KIFER ROAD |
| 7 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area | KAMLOOPS |
| 7 September 1994 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area | CAMPFIRE41 |
| 5 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area | CAMPFIRE42 |
| 4 September 2019 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 13 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PEACH CREST |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 63 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 63 workings within 5 miles of Blue Town (historical): 31 occurrences, 13 past producers, 12 prospects, 4 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Uranium, Gold, Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Group | Chromium | Past Producer | ||
| City View | Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| City View | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Columbia River | Copper, Antimony, Gold, Silver | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Columbia, Coyote, Gray Eagle | Molybdenum, Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Cornet | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Gold Reef | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Gold Reef | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Gray Eagle Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold, Molybdenum, Lead | Past Producer | 1900, 1903 | |
| Kettle Falls | Brick Clay | Occurrence | Sedimentary |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kettle Falls | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Marcus | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Greenwood | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| East Marcus | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Ward | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Godfrey (historical) | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Bear | 7.2 miles | 12 | |
| Powell | 7.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1530577. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.